Fuel Tax: Solving the Contradictions with Road Maintenance Fees is the Key


On March 9th, Minister of Finance Jin Renqing said at the press conference: “I hope to implement the fuel tax policy as soon as possible, but the most crucial thing is to see whether the conditions are ripe.” Some “two sessions” representatives and members said that by the end of this year It should be a good time for the introduction of the fuel tax. The longer the time is dragged on, the more contradictory the shortage of resources is, and the heavier the social burden is.

Wu Jinglian, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a well-known economist, shouted: “The fuel tax must be introduced as soon as possible, otherwise it will become a government to encourage the use of large-displacement vehicles. Now that oil prices are not a problem, China’s oil prices are relatively low in developing countries. ”

At this point we can not help but ask, in the end is it because the high price of oil prevented the introduction of the fuel tax?

During the “two sessions”, PetroChina and Sinopec began to cut prices for gasoline. The average price per liter of oil in the Guangdong region is reduced by 6 cents. This is the first time in four years that the oil giant has reduced the price of refined oil products in Guangdong. However, experts from the National Development and Reform Commission stated that in the long run, China’s oil price level is low, and there is still room for more upside.

In fact, from the perspective of the policy department, it is not likely to make a substantial reduction in the medium price of oil, that is to say, "the introduction of the fuel tax or wait for the timing of the sharp drop in oil prices" is not true.

If so, what is the fuel tax policy?

In fact, the real thing to wait for is the attitude of the Ministry of Transport and the road authorities in various regions. The Ministry of Transportation thinks that since road maintenance fees have been cancelled, at least the road and bridge fees should not be cancelled in the short term in order to maintain smooth road construction. The reason why the officials of the State Administration of Taxation have to keep a close watch on the fuel tax rate is also because the success of the fuel tax is crucially dependent on whether the road pricing can be cancelled. Jin Renqing said: "Frankly speaking, the levy of fuel tax can promote the saving of social energy and enhance environmental protection. But it may increase the burden on the people." Because if the road and bridge fees and fuel tax at the same time, the social burden will be greatly increased.

The introduction of the fuel tax plays a key role in guiding market consumption, adjusting the industrial structure, and creating a conservation-oriented society; road and bridge fees are the lifeblood of 200,000 road workers. How to resolve this contradiction is the key to the introduction of the fuel tax.


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